Breve

Morpheme

Breve

Type

free base

Denotation

short

Etymology

Latin brevis

Evidence

abbreviatable, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviately, abbreviater, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviationitis, abbreviative, abbreviator, abbreviatory, breve, breves, brevet, brevi-, breviary, breviate, breviconic, brevideciduous, brevilineal, brevilingual, breviped, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevis, brevitas, brevity, brevium, deabbreviate, semibreve, unabbreviatable, unabbreviate, unabbreviated

Notes

brevity and brevitas are parallel forms

See Also

Brief